Problem modelling this fan shaped vase
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 From:  duke
2199.5 In reply to 2199.4 
I ended up doing this a bit differently. I did sweeps for the corners as per your suggestion, but then I custom made the inside using a copy of the main side, then doing blends between the two to connect it, then again around the lip to connect everything up. I then selected all and did a join (probably not a good way to do it, but I deleted everything else anyway). I ran into another problem though, with good ol' fillet. Try filleting the shown edges and look for the magical disappearing object!



http://www.dukecg.net/GinkoVase_02.3dm
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 From:  Michael Gibson
2199.6 In reply to 2199.5 
Hi Duke - the only thing to keep in mind is if you want an object with a uniform "wall thickness", then usually making a copy of an object won't produce that, you need to use Offset or Shell generally to have a result with a uniform same thickness everywhere.

But if you don't need uniform thickness, then something like what you are describing should be fine.

It looks like the problem with your model for filleting is that you've got a duplicated surface in there, I mean there is one surface that is actually 2 surfaces stacked up on top of each other, it is one of the interior ones. If you use Edit/Separate to break this model into individual surfaces, and then drag the interior pieces you'll find the one that is duplicated because it will leave its duplicate behind when you drag. And when you select it you'll get a kind of "speckly" looking selection which happens when there are 2 objects exactly coincident with each other, with one selected and one not.


Once you eliminate that duplicated surface and rejoin the other pieces up then you'll have a solid and those edges that you were looking at should Fillet fine then:




You'll probably have some problems filleting the upper outside edges though, with the upper cap surface made up of multiple pieces like this:



I don't know if you'll want to fillet that upper outside edge, but you'll probably need to make that one broader surface with a hole trimmed in the middle of it, to make that filletable rather than have it made up of 4 fragments.

- Michael

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 From:  duke
2199.7 In reply to 2199.6 
nah I didn't want uniform thickness or I would have done it the way you suggested. I just referred to the photo to get my thickness. Thanks for the tips on the fillet - i'll try to make that top a single piece.
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